Julaina A Obika
Biographic Data
| ID | 78858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julaina A Obika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julaina A |
| FAMILY NAME | Obika |
| SIGNATURE | OBIKA J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, Gulu University in Northern Uganda. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Moving ahead through confinement
Women's labour migration from Uganda to the Middle East has surged in recent decades, becoming a subject of concern and intense debate within Uganda. Women who have worked in the Middle East tell of slavery, humiliation and confinement - and they tell of relations forged in the Arab families they work for and about becoming somebody, in the eyes of people back home. They tell of cruel bosses - together with whom they work on creating 'happiness' …
Returning to the world of ancestors
The encounters between Acholi and Europeans, beginning in 1904 with the settlement of the Church Missionary Society in Acholiland, had a profound impact on the people. Scholars have long examined the impact of these encounters on various aspects of life. But a study of their impact on mortuary practices in the region has largely been neglected. Recently, scholars have shined a spotlight on death and dying as a result of the armed conflict that en…
Crafting forgiveness accounts after war
After two decades of conflict and internment in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the Acholi people have returned to their homes and are trying to heal their wounds after the long war in northern Uganda. Bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, cultural organizations, and religious institutions are involved in the politically and personally sensitive work of reconciliation. Yet for most people, the actual restoration of peace lies in …
Crafting forgiveness accounts after war
After two decades of conflict and internment in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the Acholi people have returned to their homes and are trying to heal their wounds after the long war in northern Uganda. Bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, cultural organizations, and religious institutions are involved in the politically and personally sensitive work of reconciliation. Yet for most people, the actual restoration of peace lies in …
Returning to the world of ancestors
The encounters between Acholi and Europeans, beginning in 1904 with the settlement of the Church Missionary Society in Acholiland, had a profound impact on the people. Scholars have long examined the impact of these encounters on various aspects of life. But a study of their impact on mortuary practices in the region has largely been neglected. Recently, scholars have shined a spotlight on death and dying as a result of the armed conflict that en…
Crafting forgiveness accounts after war
After two decades of conflict and internment in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the Acholi people have returned to their homes and are trying to heal their wounds after the long war in northern Uganda. Bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, cultural organizations, and religious institutions are involved in the politically and personally sensitive work of reconciliation. Yet for most people, the actual restoration of peace lies in …
Returning to the world of ancestors
The encounters between Acholi and Europeans, beginning in 1904 with the settlement of the Church Missionary Society in Acholiland, had a profound impact on the people. Scholars have long examined the impact of these encounters on various aspects of life. But a study of their impact on mortuary practices in the region has largely been neglected. Recently, scholars have shined a spotlight on death and dying as a result of the armed conflict that en…
Moving ahead through confinement
Women's labour migration from Uganda to the Middle East has surged in recent decades, becoming a subject of concern and intense debate within Uganda. Women who have worked in the Middle East tell of slavery, humiliation and confinement - and they tell of relations forged in the Arab families they work for and about becoming somebody, in the eyes of people back home. They tell of cruel bosses - together with whom they work on creating 'happiness' …
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 works) · Criminology (1 works)